After almost a year hiatus, Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 knockouts) will return to the ring to face Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 knockouts).

The HBO pay-per-view bout will take place at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau, China, on Nov. 24. Because of the time difference with the U.S., the bout will actually take place in the morning in Macau.

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This will be Pacquaio’s first appearance outside the U.S. since 2006, but Bob Arum, his promoter, is enthralled about opening new markets for boxing in China.

Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, remarked, “I love this fight. [Rios] likes to stay in the pocket and exchange. It is going to be an exciting action packed fight but we are going to get him somewhere along the line.”

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